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Job Title: Lead Front-End or Full Stack Engineer
Company: BlackRock
Location: Onsite Atlanta, GA or Sausalito, CA
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Salary: $160,000 $195,000/year
About the Team:
BlackRock SMA Solutions helps clients customize portfolios for tax optimization, values-alignment, or personalized investment exposure across direct indexing, fixed income, equity, and multi-asset portfolios. Our platform Arya is a modern microservices-based fintech solution serving advisors, family offices, and institutional clients.
About the Role:
We are seeking a Senior or Lead Full Stack Engineer with strong React (TypeScript) and Python experience to lead development of high-performance, scalable, and maintainable financial software solutions. This role requires a developer who can take ownership across the full tech stack-from microservices to front-end UI-working closely with product, engineering, and end-user teams in an Agile environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Fully own microservices development including interface design, backend development, and frontend integration using React and Python
- Build and maintain web-based user interfaces that provide high performance and excellent UX
- Architect and develop core features for portfolio construction tools using modern front-end and back-end frameworks
- Deploy components into Kubernetes clusters and ensure CI/CD best practices
- Lead technical design decisions, code reviews, and mentorship for junior engineers
- Continuously improve and modernize enterprise fintech platform components
- Collaborate across teams to deliver high-quality and maintainable solutions
- Participate in recruitment efforts and stay up-to-date with evolving technologies
Non-Negotiable Requirements:
- Proven experience owning and delivering microservices from interface to production
- Strong full stack skills: front-end (React/TypeScript) + back-end (Python or similar OO languages)
- Experience deploying services into Kubernetes clusters
- Expertise in designing APIs and scalable software architecture
- Prior leadership on technical projects or team management
Nice-to-Have Skills:
- Experience with AWS, CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker, K8s)
- Familiarity with relational databases and secure API integration
- Contributions to recruitment, mentoring, and Agile ceremonies
- Knowledge of data privacy, RBAC, and enterprise-grade software engineering
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience in a similar full stack role
- Strong grasp of algorithms, design patterns, and software engineering principles
- Advanced knowledge of JavaScript (TypeScript preferred), React, and Python
- Experience in Agile/Scrum teams and fast-paced development environments
Additional Information:
- Final candidates will undergo a background check (criminal, drug test, identity verification).
- Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.
- Role requires onsite presence in either Atlanta, GA or Sausalito, CA.
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